Donald Trump is not as stupid as people think he is.
Yes, the man has a nasty habit of saying things before he speaks, and he's very brash when bringing up any issues related to immigration or foreign policy. Let's not forget how he initially responded on the issue of women getting illegal abortions.
And yet, despite his incompetence and cluelessness on certain topics, he's proven that he knows how to sell himself as "presidential material". The most important thing I've understood about all presidential candidates is how good their ability is to sell and advertise themselves to the American public. So far, only Clinton and Trump have proven themselves to be able to sell themselves to the public at large. It doesn't matter that those two are on complete opposite sides. It also doesn't matter if their "presidential material" that they're selling may or may not be good to America's overall future, they both have certain advantages: Hillary has the prestige and history of her last name (as well as her political career), and Trump is a wealthy businessman who's well known for selling a name, a certain image so to speak.
Even though Bernard Sanders (and no, it's not Bernie) isn't successful enough to defeat either Clinton or Trump at the polls, he's proven that he can also successfully sell himself as "presidential material" (mostly due to his political history and his fervent attitude on specific ideals and beliefs). That said, regardless of how these guys sell themselves, it's all a matter of gathering up enough votes through whatever means possible when convincing people to vote for you. Sometimes, you'll be able to convince certain people to vote for you. Other times, you'll end up attracting a group of people you may not want to be identified with. At the worst, you gain very little to no supporters at all. The final results from the polls speak for themselves.
Think about this: what comes to you mind when you hear the word "Trump" (apart from "egotistical blowhard" )? Money, power, luxury, flamboyance, etc. In other words, all the things that Trump has and that you can physically observe at a casual glance. However, it's not just his history and attitude that's making him successful.
He's also proven that he knows how to cunningly react, if not instigate, any opposition from his haters. Both Republicans and Democrats hate him. He's also not shy about calling for aggression amongst his supporters. He can put himself in the most unthinkable or most unwanted of situations and still manage to get out of it without losing his support. I mean, the man has about 1,000 or more delegates that have pledged to support him. The other GOP candidates haven't even come close to getting that many pledges, and they aren't as openly confrontational as Trump is.
My point is, Trump knows well enough how people can react and feel. He's cunningly good at manipulating people's thoughts and emotions among his supporters and haters. All the mud slinging he's dealt with (justified or not), his supporters seem him as a strong man. All the politically (and sometimes factually and mentally) incorrect things that he says, and his supporters see him as someone who's not afraid of speaking his mind on "taboo" topics. All the schoolyard insults that he gets, his supporters believe that their opposition is "jealous of him because he's successful, and they're not". The man is very good on peddling technical truths. If something is "technically true" on a minor detail, he will blow that technical truth out of proportion to make himself look good. It doesn't matter if he's wrong about it, if it gets him supporters then it's worked.
So if Trump is not as stupid as people thinks he is, does the "stupid" label not apply to anything else? WRONG. That label still applies, but to a different group of people.
The real "stupid" here is Trump's supporters. They are some of the most vindictive and overemotional idiots right now. They have no real reason to support Trump, and yet they do because of their incorrect assumption of what Trump believes or stands for. Trump is smart and successful enough to convince these idiots to vote against their own interests. He's a snake-oil salesman who has some gravitas to his personality. As long as Trump can successfully spite his opponents for whatever reason and try to embarrass them, his supporters are all A-OK with him. They'll ignore the fact that he's incapable of getting anything done as President and that he can easily break any promises made to them, because he can. Having second thoughts about Trump now? Too fucking bad. He's the President now, and you gotta deal with that for the next four years, or even eight years if he ever becomes THAT successful. They will support Trump because of their hatred for anything related to: big government, liberals, illegals, feminists, abortions, anti-gun people, etc. What they don't realize is that Trump doesn't truly care or believe in all of the things he's saying, and that Trump is just taking advantage of their vindictive, petty, and overemotional feelings. As long as his supporters believe that those "things" remain a huge problem in America, they'll vote for any snake-oil salesman who happens to stand against "those things". Of course, they won't be able to ever fix or deal with those things, but we all know just how short the attention-span of Americans are, right?
Just remember, this is all my personal view on Donald Trump.
TL;DR: Read the fucking post. inb4 obvious flaming and screaming....
Yes, the man has a nasty habit of saying things before he speaks, and he's very brash when bringing up any issues related to immigration or foreign policy. Let's not forget how he initially responded on the issue of women getting illegal abortions.
And yet, despite his incompetence and cluelessness on certain topics, he's proven that he knows how to sell himself as "presidential material". The most important thing I've understood about all presidential candidates is how good their ability is to sell and advertise themselves to the American public. So far, only Clinton and Trump have proven themselves to be able to sell themselves to the public at large. It doesn't matter that those two are on complete opposite sides. It also doesn't matter if their "presidential material" that they're selling may or may not be good to America's overall future, they both have certain advantages: Hillary has the prestige and history of her last name (as well as her political career), and Trump is a wealthy businessman who's well known for selling a name, a certain image so to speak.
Even though Bernard Sanders (and no, it's not Bernie) isn't successful enough to defeat either Clinton or Trump at the polls, he's proven that he can also successfully sell himself as "presidential material" (mostly due to his political history and his fervent attitude on specific ideals and beliefs). That said, regardless of how these guys sell themselves, it's all a matter of gathering up enough votes through whatever means possible when convincing people to vote for you. Sometimes, you'll be able to convince certain people to vote for you. Other times, you'll end up attracting a group of people you may not want to be identified with. At the worst, you gain very little to no supporters at all. The final results from the polls speak for themselves.
Think about this: what comes to you mind when you hear the word "Trump" (apart from "egotistical blowhard" )? Money, power, luxury, flamboyance, etc. In other words, all the things that Trump has and that you can physically observe at a casual glance. However, it's not just his history and attitude that's making him successful.
He's also proven that he knows how to cunningly react, if not instigate, any opposition from his haters. Both Republicans and Democrats hate him. He's also not shy about calling for aggression amongst his supporters. He can put himself in the most unthinkable or most unwanted of situations and still manage to get out of it without losing his support. I mean, the man has about 1,000 or more delegates that have pledged to support him. The other GOP candidates haven't even come close to getting that many pledges, and they aren't as openly confrontational as Trump is.
My point is, Trump knows well enough how people can react and feel. He's cunningly good at manipulating people's thoughts and emotions among his supporters and haters. All the mud slinging he's dealt with (justified or not), his supporters seem him as a strong man. All the politically (and sometimes factually and mentally) incorrect things that he says, and his supporters see him as someone who's not afraid of speaking his mind on "taboo" topics. All the schoolyard insults that he gets, his supporters believe that their opposition is "jealous of him because he's successful, and they're not". The man is very good on peddling technical truths. If something is "technically true" on a minor detail, he will blow that technical truth out of proportion to make himself look good. It doesn't matter if he's wrong about it, if it gets him supporters then it's worked.
So if Trump is not as stupid as people thinks he is, does the "stupid" label not apply to anything else? WRONG. That label still applies, but to a different group of people.
The real "stupid" here is Trump's supporters. They are some of the most vindictive and overemotional idiots right now. They have no real reason to support Trump, and yet they do because of their incorrect assumption of what Trump believes or stands for. Trump is smart and successful enough to convince these idiots to vote against their own interests. He's a snake-oil salesman who has some gravitas to his personality. As long as Trump can successfully spite his opponents for whatever reason and try to embarrass them, his supporters are all A-OK with him. They'll ignore the fact that he's incapable of getting anything done as President and that he can easily break any promises made to them, because he can. Having second thoughts about Trump now? Too fucking bad. He's the President now, and you gotta deal with that for the next four years, or even eight years if he ever becomes THAT successful. They will support Trump because of their hatred for anything related to: big government, liberals, illegals, feminists, abortions, anti-gun people, etc. What they don't realize is that Trump doesn't truly care or believe in all of the things he's saying, and that Trump is just taking advantage of their vindictive, petty, and overemotional feelings. As long as his supporters believe that those "things" remain a huge problem in America, they'll vote for any snake-oil salesman who happens to stand against "those things". Of course, they won't be able to ever fix or deal with those things, but we all know just how short the attention-span of Americans are, right?
Just remember, this is all my personal view on Donald Trump.
TL;DR: Read the fucking post. inb4 obvious flaming and screaming....
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